I go to finish my enlistment thursday . Im going to be a fire support specialist , dont know why i stink at math .i was wondering if anyone has real life experiences of the duties of a 13f . anyinfo ied appriatate it thanks.

Good luck, I am an 0861 Marine. This is the same MOS as an Army 13F. You will be working with lots of computors and guns. You will have to know everything about artillery, mortars and close air support along with your normal infantry stuff. The good part is you get to blow crap up when you arn't stuck behind a computor or a .50 cal. Good luck with it. Semper Fi

Have fun at Sill it is gonna be hot as hell! I was at A btry 1-40. I loved being a Fister it was the best(only reason I re-classed was casue of my wife and her medical needs) I miss the sound of artillery and when you feel the ground shake after the HE rounds go off. You dont use many computers as a 13F mainly radios(to call for inirect fire). OSUT will suck since it is AIT and Basic all in one. Drop me a PM some time to ask any questions you may have.

Have fun at Sill it is gonna be hot as hell! I was at A btry 1-40. I loved being a Fister it was the best(only reason I re-classed was casue of my wife and her medical needs) I miss the sound of artillery and when you feel the ground shake after the HE rounds go off. You dont use many computers as a 13F mainly radios(to call for inirect fire). OSUT will suck since it is AIT and Basic all in one. Drop me a PM some time to ask any questions you may have.

yea my uncles been telling me how bad boot camps going too be because of the heat out there during the summer . i live in fl but im a cold natured person. i do have some questions if you dont mind answering them.

Ive been playing Army for 8 years now, did 6 years enlisted and now fly Apaches. Dont worry about the computers, they will teach you everything you need to know. I have meet a lot of good FISTERs, fun group of guys. If you want, you can go Airborne and do all those courses as well. Shoot me a PM if you got any questions. And the duck hunting in Oklahoma is great.

Best piece of advice about the Army I was ever given was "if you aren't getting everything out of the Army (i.e schools, classes, duty stations) the Army is getting everything out of you...."

thanks for the advice , i started my conditioning training this week . man was i surprised i could only do 36 straight push ups . ive got a lot of work to do in just the 3 1/2 months i got till boot camp. but im not going to be a s**t head . but if you guys got some cardio advice at this point im all open for suggestions .

Well if your going to go the airborne way (jump out of planes), start working towards running 4 miles at a 9 min/mile pace. If not, I'd suggest work on getting your run to about 7 min/mile for 3 miles, it will put you at a better pace for running the 2 mile PT test. When you do run the 2 miler for score/test reason, run your heart out and don't think about it. push yourself when it hurts, pain really is in the mind (for the most part). I'm not saying run full speed from the start, just know what your natural run pace is and push a little bit more. That's a part of being a soldier, knowing your limits and pushing to achieve more.

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Best advice for cardio, short fast runs, longer slower runs , and sprints. Start out a week with a 4 mile medium pace run, next day run sprints(i.e. 30/30 and 30/60), next another 4 mile medium pace, next day 3 mile fast run followed by stationary cardio( i.e. jumping jacks, starbursts), and on last day 6 mile slow run. If you do this you will be fine once you head off to basic. Remember when you run to push yourself. Most of the pain will be in your head. learning to block it out now and knowing what is in your head and what is real will help you. 11B ten years Airborne Infantry.

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thanks guys for the good advice . im not going to lie ive been alittle worried because i thought i was in good shape but since duck season started ive went down hill . i did a 2mile run this morning kept my mile under 9 mins , i thought i was going to die . It was in the 30s this morning ,it was pretty bad .

I would have to say my best advice is to listen do as you are told, and act in the absence of orders(ie common sense). And dont worry too much about being in shape, basic training will condition you(but dont go in as a sh*t bag). The trick is to continue doing strenious PT after basic, and dont just do PT once a day, doing it 2 to 3 times a day is great for building endurance. And +1 on all the others advice.